Show LATER LETTER WAi KAru CAru MAUI feb 27 1893 1803 my ly traveling companion elder 1 I 14 grace who had bad been detained most lost all the term at al laie laic on the new house joined me two weeks ago g last saturday and will continue with in e c to tile the close of our labors on this aland pres pcs noall also joined us twelve days ago and has been assisting us in sett settling liny C up some important church matters on this island we have held nine different meetings and done considerable traveling in that short time lime among other matters we have found it necessary to excommunicate three members for apostasy during the past week and one other I 1 cut off about two months ago for tile the same reason bro hawkes who has charge of the branches on hawaii this term informs me by letter that lie he has also excommunicated seven sevea so you see that it is not all smooth sailing here and that satan is at work here as well as elsewhere some of tile the branches are in a bail bad condition spiritually for the want of good men to preside in them but where ever we have good officers and teachers at work the bran branches clies are flourishing pres noall was not very well when lie left laie laic to come here and lias has felt qu quite re poorly several times since landing here but has pushed ahead and all appointments ine ilits ile he is one of gods god I 1 s noble men and is really wearing himself out trying to do too much and it is is also the case with his wife they shoulder altogether too many cares and resi responsibilities ansi bil i ties in their great 0 treat anxiety to puttee mission in a prosperous per ous find and healthy lie althy condition A letter has just reached the pres that his little son is v very ery sick at laie laic i so he will board the steamer here this evening and arrive in ill honolulu in the morning we who remain will go on horseback to lahaina tomorrow 21 miles and spend tile the first sunday in march there then brother grace and one of the native elders will return to honolulu while the ibe other native elder and I 1 will go to molokai and spend a week visiting the two branches at the leper settlement and then we will be through for this term and will also go in to honolulu and from there to laic for the april conference |